Australia must overcome significant batting changes at the top of their order and the shame of a ball-tampering scandal if they are to avoid another piece of unwanted history against South Africa in the fourth test at The Wanderers starting on Friday. South Africa are seeking a first home series win over the Australians since 1970 and will be heavy favourites as they take their settled squad into the fixture against a touring side in chaos. Australia will have just one training session having cancelled practice on Wednesday, while the new arrivals will have to quickly overcome any lingering jet lag. It will be a final international match for fast bowler Morne Morkel, 33, who announced his retirement from international cricket prior to the series. His match-winning aggregate of 9-110 in the last test took his tally of wickets to 306 in 85 tests.

Source: Hindustan Times March 28, 2018 14:26 UTC